Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology
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Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. · Aug 2016
A phase II study of nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel plus carboplatin as the first-line therapy in elderly patients with previously untreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
The objective of this clinical trial was to explore the efficacy and tolerability of first-line chemotherapy with nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel), a novel agent that uses a drug delivery system, plus carboplatin, in elderly Japanese patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). ⋯ UMIN-CTR identifier: UMIN000010738.
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Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. · Aug 2016
A Phase I study of safety and pharmacokinetics of fruquintinib, a novel selective inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1, -2, and -3 tyrosine kinases in Chinese patients with advanced solid tumors.
Fruquintinib (HMPL-013) is a novel oral small molecule compound that selectively inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor receptors-1, -2, and -3 with potent inhibitory effects on multiple human tumor xenografts. This first-in-human study was conducted to assess the maximum tolerated dose and dose-limiting toxicities, safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary anti-tumor activity of fruquintinib. ⋯ Fruquintinib showed an acceptable safety profile and preliminary evidence of anti-tumor activity in patients with advanced solid tumors. The recommended dose was determined to be either 4 mg QD on a continuous regimen or 5 mg QD on a 3-week-on/1-week-off regimen.
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Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. · Aug 2016
Multicenter StudyPanitumumab in combination with irinotecan plus S-1 (IRIS) as second-line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer.
Irinotecan plus S-1 (IRIS) is the only oral fluoropyrimidine-based regimen reported to be non-inferior to FOLFIRI and widely used in clinical practice for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients. However, the combination of IRIS plus an anti-EGFR agent has not been evaluated previously. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of IRIS with panitumumab as second-line therapy for wild-type KRAS mCRC. ⋯ IRIS plus panitumumab has an acceptable toxicity profile and a promising efficacy in patients with previously treated wild-type KRAS mCRC. Accordingly, this regimen can be an additional treatment option for second-line chemotherapy in wild-type KRAS mCRC.